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The wicked mans portion. Or A sermon (preached at the lecture in Boston in…
The wicked mans portion. Or A sermon (preached at the lecture in Boston in New-England the 18th day of the 1 month 1674. when two men were executed, who had murdered their master.) Wherein is showed that excess in wickedness doth bring untimely death. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a Church of Christ. ; [Six lines of quotations]The wicked mans portion. Or A sermon (preached at the lecture in Boston in New-England the 18th day of the 1 moneth 1674. when two men were executed, who had murthered their master.) Wherein is shewed that excesse in wickedness doth bring untimely death. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a Church of Christ. ; [Six lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sometimes again the Lord in a Judicial way giveth up such sinners to the Power of Satan, and their own Corruptions, so as that they become their own executioners, as we see in Judas, who after he had brought himself under the guilt of innocent blood, went to the […] to let out his wretched soul,
Sometimes again the Lord in a Judicial way giveth up such sinners to the Power of Satan, and their own Corr•p•ions, so as that they become their own executioners, as we se in Judas, who after he had brought himself under the guilt of innocent blood, went to the 〈…〉 to let out his wretched soul,
But thus much may suffice to be spoken to the first enquiry, we come to the second thing propounded, Namely, What overmuch wickedness that is which is usually followed With untimely death, or when a man may be said to be wicked overmuch?
But thus much may suffice to be spoken to the first enqu••y, we come to the second thing propounded, Namely, What overmuch wickedness that is which is usualy followed With untimely death, or when a man may be said to be wicked overmuch?
Answ. 1. When he doth make himself to be more wicked than […]. e. g. When he doth falsely accuse himself to be g•i••y of this or that which he was never actually guilty of. There are such woeful foolish creatures in the world, that glory in their shame, and take a pride in saying that they have committed this or that abomination, which yet it may be they never did commit. It is just with God, that such should die before their Time, and that they should be dealt with, as if they were really guilty thereof; as we see in the Instance of that Amalekite, who accused him self as having an hand in Sauls death. It is a question whether he had so really or no, yet inasmuch as he accused Himself, David condemned him, 2 Sam 1. 16. David said thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee saying, I have slain the Lords anointed. So when any poor creature shall say that he hath out-stood and sinned away the day of Grace, albeit the Holy Spirit is secretly striving with him still, or that he hath sinned against the Holy-Ghost. Or that his sin is greater than the mercy God. As Francis Spira after his Apostasy uttered such a desperate blasphemy as that my sin (said He) is greater than the mercy of God. And thus it was with despairing bloody Cain, he said, mine iniquity is greater than can be forgiven.